The Sun. — London, England, 1836-11-22 00:00:00

BRIGHTON -MONDAY. We are happy to say that their Majesties continue to en- Joy excellent health. This morning their Majesties drove out on the Shoreham-road. In the afternoon his Majesty, accompanied by the Countess of Brownlow, drove out on the c liff s. The Queen, P r i nce E rnest , an d P r i nce Ed ward of Saxe Weimar, attended evening service yesterday at the chapel. PrrAyers were read by the Rev. J. R. Wood, and the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson preached from the 16th chapter of St. John, Bth and three following verses. The choir sung an Anthem composed by Mr. King. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta took a carriage airing on the cliff this morning, before luncheon, and also walked on the chain pier. The calls at the Palace this day include Colonel Sir Burgess Camac, Lieut. Clias. Blood (on leaving), Lady 'Catharine and Miss Stewart, Madame Caradori Allan, Dowager Lady and Miss Cunynghame, Sir Ralph, Mrs. and the Misses Rice. The Earl and Countess of Waldegrave arrived this day, at the York Hotel. Prince Esterhazy and his son are expected to arrive at the Norfolk Hotel to-morrow. The Marchioness of Clanricarde, who is among our latest arrivals, has taken a house in Brunswick-terrace for the season. The Hon . Rice Trevor has taken a house in Kemp town COURT CIRCULAR. The Spanish Minister, M. D'Aguila, visited Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign Office. A Deputation from Shorcdith waited on Lord John Rus sell, at the Home Office. Lieut.-General Sir Sandford Whittingham has left town for Portsmouth, to embark for his command in the Leeward and Windward Islands. The Duchess Do wa g er of Richmond and Lady Sophia Lennox have arrived at Berlin, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess', of Cumberland. The Hon. Fox Manic, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, has arriv6 in town from Scotland. Lord Holland had a small dinner party on Sunday even ing, at Holland House, Despatches were. received yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from Lord William Russell, our Minister at Berlin. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Shannon, in Hamilton-place, Piccadilly, from East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight; the Hon. Charles Comp. ton Cavendish, and Lady Catherine, at Burlington House, Piccadilly, from Latimers • the Hon. Gen e r a l Upt on , a t th e Albany ; L a dy an d Miss Shelley, in Belgrave-squre, from the seat of Sir William Middleton, Shrubland Hall, Suffolk ; Mr. and Lady Jane Swinburne, at Farance's Hotel, from their seat, Sunn . in g hill , Berks ; the Hon. Mrs. Gardner, at ditto, f , r ote Hastings ; Mr. and L a d y Si ng l eton , i n G rosvenor-square; d 44 Huston, in G rosvenor - p l ace; Si r J o h n an d L a d y Rams en, in Hamilton-place, from Yorkshire; Mrs. Petre, at the Clarendon Hotel, from Brussels; Lady Chesterfield, in Audley-street, from Newmarket ; Colonel and Mrs. Stewart And Mrs. Henry Sargant, at Hatchett's Hotel, from Madras ; Colonel Powell, M. P., and Major Lewis, in King-street, St. James's, from Cardiganshire, South Wales ; Colonel and Mrs. de Burgh, in Piccadilly, from Paris; Major and Mrs. Car rington, in Somerset -street, from Paris ; Colonel and Mrs. Churchill, in Albermarle-street, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Backhusen, in Jermyn-street, from the Hague ; Colonel and Jo Mrs. Lef ro y,i n G reen - street, Park-lane' from Paris ; Capt a i n hn Sawye r , i n Ch ar l es - street , from Minorca ; Major and Mrs. Buller, in Sackville-street, from Paris ; Captain St. Atoan, in Grosvenor-streeet, from Paris ; Major and Mrs. litatile, in Clarges-street, from the Netherlands • the Earl of Orkn ey an d the Hon. Captain Fitzmaurice, at L ' immer's Ho tel, from Taplow, Berks; Mr. Wodehouse, at ditto, from Cambridge University. bEPARTURES. The Earl and Countess of Jersey, Viscount Villiers, Mr. 'Villiers, Lady Sarah Villiers, and the Lady Clementine, from Berkeley -square, for Middleton Park, Oxfordshire ; Lady Caroline Poulett, for Paris; Lady Caroline L. Fox, for Lord Harewood's ; Lord Darlington, fir Lord Forester's, in Shrop shire ; Sir Robert Heron, Bart., M. P., for Mrs. Fane's, in Lincolnshire ; C o l one l an d Lady Laura Meyrick, for R abyi Castle, Durham; Colonel Gerard, for Paris; Major and Mrs. Ogle, for Bath ; Captain Greenwood, for Dublin • Major and Mrs. Baillie, for Salisbury ; Captain Leigh, for Maidstone ; Colonel and Mrs. Kindcrsley, for Southampton • Captain Lovett, for Portsm out h ; C aptain Warren, for th'e Nether lands ; Colonel Geoffry de Vinme, for Paris ; Major and Mrs. Chester, for Bath ; John Smith Barry, Esq., Mrs. S. Barry, and family, from the St. James's Hotel, for Marbury Hall, Cheshire; Captain and Lady G. Fullerton, from ditto, for Southampton; Mr. and Mrs. Morse, from ditto, for Dover; William Congreve, Esq., from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells. CHANGES. Mr. Bulkeley and Mrs. Lane Fox, from Mr. Compton M. P's, for Colonel and Lady Catherine Bulkeley's, in the New Forest, Hants; Lord Radnor, for ditto; the Countess of Radnor, for Ramsgate, from Berkshire ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. E. Fan; for Lord Forester's in Shropshiro, from Grantham. Lord Brougham is residin g i n re ti remen t at Peters ham,... wher e his brother, Mr. Willi am B roug h am , h as t a k en Lord Dudley Stuart's villa. The D u k e o f W e lli ngton l e f t Apsley House on Sunday a ft ernoon, at t h ree o ' c l ock, for Strathfialdsaye, where much company is expected. b i r ritr‘.. Duke of Rutland arrived at Sir F. Tre nc h' s, i n r ey it'on-st ree t, yester d a y, fr om a vi s it t o th e E ar l an d Coon ' of Verulam, at Gorhambury, near St. Alban's. RANOVER, Nov. 14.—His Royal Highness, our Poured Viceroy, h a s been confined to his room f or some da y s by indisposition. He is now perfectly recovered. The D u k e an d D uc h ess o f Cleveland are dispensingdi f eir h osp i tal i ty to a circle of f r i en d s at Raby Castl eoe ? ri pe most ta s t e f u l res id e nces in the North of England. Poorer classes in that extensive district also participate " t he Noble Duke's bounty. The Duke of Portland has arrived at Welb b be3' . t , from Fullerton House, Ayrshire, an estate inh e 6 e(l , we beli eve , b y th e D uc h ess , f r om her father, th e l ate e oeral Scott. The Duke of Roxburgh has been entertaining Sir Ilharles Dalbiac, Colonel Childers, Mr. Malcolm, &c. , a t l e urs Castle. The party have had excellent sport.-- '40114311 fishing on the Tweed. The M arqu i s o f D ouro h as b een thi s wee k on a v i s i t to Earl Grey, at Howick. The Noble Marquis is expected o astl Pay . e visit to th e Duke of Northumberland, at Aln w i c k `' e to The Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo are expected Imake a s h ort stay i n the U n i te d S tates, on t h eir way 0 0111 Jamaica. Hi s L or d s hi p w ill no t h av e a ny reti r in g al twanee or pension as late Governor and Captain-General 131 the above colony. Earl Spencer resides in comparative retirement at tho p, w h ere the establishment is much diminished. His Lordship, it i s said, is rapidly paying off the incumbrances 0 n t he large estates of the deceased Earl his father. The Earl and Countess of Jersey left Berkeley House on Saturday, for Middleton Park, where they will receive a succession of visitants durin g the next month. Lady William G or d on h as left Green Park Lodge for Brighton. NLord Cl au d e H am ilt on arr i ve d at Argyll House on turday, from Haddo House, N.B. 0 Lord a n d L a d y Th ur l ow v i s i te d Ri c h mond last week, a their way from the North. Lord D un d as an d f am il y l e f t As k e on S aturday last °r his Lordship's seat at Upleatham. 1..0rd and L a d y Alb ert Conyngham have left Lord to lield' s seat , G unton Hall, Norfolk, for Bifrons, Can kairy. 1 0 _ 1 \:lajo r -G enera l Sir Henry Bouverie has l e ft Emi ts. °;.1.,,t0 assume the G overnors hi p of Malta. t h tt the Duke d'Os suna , a f ter attend i ng the steeple ‘,.o° on Saturday, at Hatfield, returned to Mivart's Hotel, j o i o 're he entertained a se l ect party at dinner, and then ed th e circle at Lord Holland's. int Yesterda y a Court of Di rectors was held at the ert India H ou se, when it wa s reso l ve d to ra i se the rate of e % its st payable on East India Bonds f rom 3/ . 10s. per Crp annum to 4 / . per cent. per annum. )). t tv i : a singul ar f ac t that the Prin cess Vi ctor i a and ° Cousins, Princes George of Cumberland and Cam -414 e e i were a ll b arn w i t hi n th ree d a y s o f eac h ot h er, in ' lBl9 . t • he Ai n ountess Bjornstjerna gave an agreeable enter he ZeOtc on Sunday even i ng i n Belgrave-street. Most of Lee bpo corps dipl oma ti que , i nc l u ding Prince Esterhazy, Pres era t e D'Ossuna, and the Marquis di Miralcazar, were t., e lion. F. Maule, Under Secretary of State for yil,"le Department., has arrived in t o wn from Scotland. het, e Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Macadam Cathcart, o L-Ic m P 4 nied by the L a dy A ugusta C at h cart , an d Mrs. 4 4 m, of Craigengillan, passed through Ayr on Wed tart for Caprington Castle, on their way to visit Cath () 4s tle, the seat of the vene ra bl e E ar l C at h car t. Co uti t t l e the 20 t h o f N ovem b er , di ed, at Walton, Emma, ss Dowager of Tankerville. 401 1 hi L. Fox is ma king a very l arge out l ay o f money I t i s e xtensive estates in Ireland. 1 4 1 :416 s rumoured by the friends of Ministers that a tw iztitary inquiry into the operation of the New Poor Nsi oo ll will not be opposed hy Government in the ne x t IL. O f Parliament. —Kent Herald. o rwo and Baron ess M a ltit z have taken a v ill a at t ord °tl ,rsfor limited period. r rudhoe's continental tour has been relin for the present., in conseaueno pf the delicate state of the health of the Duke of Northumberland, his Lord thip's only brother. The Duke of Sutherland's fine collection of paint ngs have been removed from Bridgewater House to Staf ford House, and hung in the various apartments by Mr. Seguin. The interior of this magnificent edifice will be completed under the immediate superintendence of the Duke himself. A Brighton paper complains that such is the varia ble state of the clocks in that town, that " a stranger is as much puzzled to know the time of day there as if he were at New Zealand." Lord Forester is entertaining Lord and Lady Dar lington and Lord Charles Manners, at Willey Park, Shropshire. The Austrian Ambassador is still in town. Hi s Excellency is going in a few days on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, at 'Weimer Castle. The venerable Lord Carrington and his Lady left Carrington House, Whitehall, yesterday, for his mansion in Great Pulteney-street, Bath. A marriage is talked of between the Hon. Colonel Bridgeman, son of Lord Bradford, nephew of Lord Cork and the Marquis of Exeter, and Miss Hooper Aston, niece to the late Marchioness of Huntley, Lady William Gordon, Hon. Lady Ramsden, and Hon. Mrs. Meynell. Miss Burdett and Miss Clara Burdett came to town with the Duchess of St. Alban's. At the annual sale of newspapers, on Monday even ing, at the Exchange, Bolton, the John Bull was knocked down for ss. 6d., and the Standard onlyreached 255., b e i ng little mor e th an h a lf t h e pr i ce t h a t was obtained for the other papers.—Blackburn Gazette. MARRIAGE OF THE KING OF GREECE.---. 11 15 event is upon the eve of being celebrated at Oldenburg, the seat of the royal bride's father, Prince Paul Augustus, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. The Queen of Greece elect is named the Duchesa Marie Frederique Amelie, and is eldest daughter by the first marriage of the Grand Duke with*a Princess of Anhault. She was born on the 21st of December, 1818, and will, consequently be eighteen about Christmas. Otho was born in June, 1815, and is three years older, The family of the Princess is of the Ducal line of Holstein-Gottorp, a younger branch of the Royal Family of Denmark, and is nearly related to our own Royal Family. It is a family not remarkable for its beauty. The Grand Duke has been three times married, and by the second marriage has a son, who will succeed him. By the first there is another daughter. The cere mony is to be performed with considerable pomp, and in order to give the ceremony greater solemnity with the Greeks, the Ambassadors and Ministers of Foreign States, residing in the neighbourhood, have been invited to be pre sent at it. Already the Prussian Ambassador to Hanover had set out for Oldenburg, as had his Excellency M. Von Struve, the Russian Ambassador, and M. Von Bille, the Danish Minister, from Hamburg. Mr. Canning, the English Consul General at Hamburg, had likewise gone to Oldenburg, by the express command of his Sovereign. King Otho himself arrived at Hanover, on the 16th, at half-past one in the afternoon, travelling under the name of Count Missolonghi. He was expected to pass through Bremen on the 17th, on his way to Oldenburg, but under the strictest incognito. If the last accounts from Greece are to be trusted, the home to which the new Queen is going, the first that has ever gone to Greece, is any think but comfortable. Mr. Kean's engagement at Brighton has been at tended with extraordinary success ; the theatre on the evening of his benefit was crowded in every part, and showed a splendid array of beauty and fashion, immense numbers being obliged to return disappointed of seats. The Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's presented Mr. Kean with fifty pounds for their box. Mr. Kean proceeds to Ireland, having declined any London engagement. Mr. Forrest, the American tragedian, has received overtures for engagements from all the principal theatres in the provinces throughout the United Kingdom, many of which, we understand, he has accepted. A respectable yeoman, farming a large farm in the neighbourhood of this city, has successfully stopped the ra vages of the turnip-fly, in a field of 15 acres, by turning into it all his own ducks, with as many more as he could borrow of his neighbours, who in three days completely cleared the ground.—Chester Chronicle. The United Service Club have lately added to their fine collection of naval and military pictures the splendid one of the Battle of Talavera, painted from authentic sources by Stanfield, and exhibited at Somerset House last summer. It is placed on the north side of the grand stair case, immediately opposite the Battle of Waterloo ; while the full-length portrait of Nelson, of which the Club have long been in possession, appears as eyeing the scene of his last splendid achievement. The new floating bridge over the Itchen, at South ampton, is to be opened to the public to-morrow (Wed nesday). _ Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Pur cell, which occurred in the year 1695 ; and although since his time our Cathedral schools of music have been so neg lected by the authorities the choir of Westminster Abbey on this occasion, as a mark of respect to the great English master, sang two of his compositions, viz.—" Thou knowest Lord," and " 0 God, thou art my God." The singers were Messrs. Hobbs, Clarke, Lloyd and Francis, and ten boys ; they were accompanied on the organ by Mr. Turle. There were also present at the two services Lord W. Ben tinck, Prebendary ; the Rev. Messrs. Butterfield and Beckwith. ADELPHI THEATRE.—VISITERS TO " JIM CROW" DURING THE LAST WEEK.—The Duke of Devon shire, third visit ; the Duke of St. Alban's, Prince Ester hazy, Count D'Orsay, the Earl of Sefton and family, Lady Georgiana Fuller, Countess of Blessington, Lady Brougham, Lords Paget, Allen, Beresford, &c. We have authority for stating that the Glasgow Banks will immediately raise the rate of interest on de posits to 3, and that on discounts to 5, per cent.—Glasgow Courier. The winter balls at the Assembly Rooms commence on Monday, under apparently the most favourable auspices. The subscription book at least evidences a determination on the part of our fashionables to support them at the start ing to the utmost of their power.—Cheltenham Looker On. THE BALLOON.—Letters of the Bth of November reoeived from Weilburg, a small city at fourteen leagues &stance from Mayence, state, " Our little town has be come a scene of bustle, in consequence of an event equally interesting and extraordinary. In the morning a globe of colossal dimensions was seen hovering above the city at the height of nearly a hundred yards. The people, struck with terror, thought at first that it was one of the heavenly bo dies that had fallen from its orbit. It would be difficult to give an idea of the consternation spread amongst the people, who were trembling for the safety of their houses likely to be crushed under the enormous mass ; in a short time, however, it was seen alighting gently on the earth, and three men stepped out of it who appeared to have de scended from the skies. Soon fright and consternation gave place to admiration and astonishment at the sight of the balloon. The travellers had quitted London the preceding evening, had travelled a distance of 200 leagues in nineteen hours ; and they instantly dispatched couriers for London and Frankfort, to acquaint their friends with their bold and successful passage."—La Pair. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Last week, as Thomas Adams, shipwright in Sheerness Dock-yard, was adjusting part of the wood work on board the Magera steam-vessel, it fell on the unfortunate man and literally cut him in two ! Term ends on Friday next. Some interesting trials are expected to take place in sittings after. The Earl of Errors sudden departure from Brigh ton is stated to have been caused by the dissatisfaction ex pressed by the gentlemen in the habit of hunting with his Majesty's stag hounds in the vicinity of Aylesbury, at the absence of the Master of the Buck Hounds. It is also matter of complaint that the meetings have been deferred from October to the present, which was not the case under his Lordship's predecessors. The Editor of the Cumberland Herald has stated in an article in that Journal that the Editor of the C 11711.• Goland Pacquet is the ugliest man in the th ree ki ng d oms . The Pacquet says that an action shall be brought for a libel against the calumniator, and that it shall be proved in Court that the assertion is false. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Caledonian Nursery, West Hackney, on the remains of a newly-born male infant, alleged to have been murdered on Saturday last, by a young woman named Jane Hale, immediately after she had given it birth. About six months ago the accused bad entered the service of Mr. Jeffrey, a gentleman residing at West Hackney, but had lately received warning to quit. On Saturday morning, the day upon which she was to leave, she complained of illness and retired to her bed, and ultimately appearing to be get ting worse, Mrs. Jeffrey called on Mr. Drayton, the family doctor, to attend her. On Mr. Drayton's arrival he pro ceeded to her room, and having observed there appearances of a very suspicious character he examined Jane Hale, and at once discovered that she had given birth to an infant. She at first denied the fact, b u t on bing threatened with send ing for the police, and asked what she had done with the child, she acknowledged that it was underneath the bed. Mr. Drayton, in consequence, removed the bed, and saw beneath it the infant, quite dead, and its throat cut. A dessert knife, stained with blood, was found ; and the ac cused accounted for taking it to her room by saying tint she wanted to cut her corns with it. There being other witnesses to be examined, and the inquiry having occupied nearly s e v en hours, the inquest was a dj ourned to th i s d ay. The accused still remains at the house of Mr. Jeffrey, under the care of the police, as she is not yet in a fit state for removAl, AEROSTATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—The very great interest given to the above science by the late extraordinary performance of Messrs. Green and \ Company, induces me to communicate, through your widely-Oifettlated paper; rift idedCh Appears to me ca pable of application, and, if accomplished, will be of con siderable advantage in adventures of this kind, as affording the means of descending and ascending. My plan is to attach a series of ropes to the nett-work e*circling the balloon—all these ropes to be brought to one point at the bottom, where they are to be acted upon by a windlass in the car. The effect of winding this windlass will be to collapse the balloon by drawing in the ropes and nett-work—the bulk being by these means reduced, and buoyancy proportionably lessened, the machine descends without any waste of gas. The Aeronaut having made his observations, if he wishes to re-ascend, has only to loosen the ropes, when the balloon expands, and its buoyancy is restored. There is no occasion to dwell on the advantages of such a contrivance—its merits will appear when we consider that descent is now only effected by the loss of gas, and, con sequently, of the means of re-ascending, should the situa tion approached unfortunately prove dangerous. The application of a suitable windlass would be an easy matter. I would suggest that the nett-work should be made of flat cords, as being less likely to injure the material of the balloon when tightly drawn ; and that all the ropes should pass through a ring near the lower part, in order to bring them in a proper situation for the action of the windlass. So far, Mr. Editor, I have no doubt but this contrivance may be made available, and if the means of compression could be carried so far as to reduce the balloon to a por table size, the advantages would be increased in affording the means of using the same gas for repeated ascents, and of conveying the machine to different places. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Bath, Nor. 21, 1836. THOS. FULLER. TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, NOV.EMBER 22, 1836 THEATRES. DR UR Y-LANE. Mr. Booth, after an absence of upwards of eight years from the English stage, made his appearance here last night in the arduous character of Richard the Third. On his first entrance, he was warmly, even enthusiastically ap plauded ; but soon gave proofs that the character is not one in which he is at all calculated to succeed. In the first place, he wants physical strength ; secondly, he wants un• derstanding. Except, perhaps, in one or two scenes in the fourth act, he totally misconceives the part of Richard, who was not a mere common-place blustering tyrant, but a laughing, reckless man of the world, of consummate ad dress, infinite readiness and energy, and with wit and caus tic sarcasm at will. All these qualities we missed in Mr. Booth's Richard. The cutting satire, in particular, of the " crook-backed tyrant" wofully perplexed him, and he de livered the most pointed passages in a way that showed lie could not appreciate their force, just as if they were so many dry matters of fact—nothing more. His courtship of Lady Anne was not marked, either in manner or look, by anything even approaching to what Kean used to achieve in this scene. He had little, if any, of the atrocious suavity with which the blood-stained ruffian is supposed to have so successfully wooed the lady, and his manner throughout was such as to make it a matter of surprise how his courtship could possibly have been successful. Mr. Booth seemed to have reserved all his energies for the fourth and fifth acts. He had previously received the sup port of scarcely a single plaudit, and even the little applause that was given had the disagreeable accompaniments of a hiss or two. In the fourth act, however, he began to rise into something like the energy which one expects from Richard. It is only when the excitement of war and danger takes possession of the soul of Richard that Mr. Booth seems to have a conception of the character. Then, indeed, he attempts doing, and, now and again, does toler ably what one expects from this remorseless tyrant. In the two last acts Mr. Booth merited part of the applause he received. He attempted to make somewhat too much of his death. It would have told as well with fewer ago nies, which lasted so long that the Earl of Richmond (Mr. Warde) seemed a little out of humour with their duration. The other characters were respectably sustained, particu larly that of the Duke of Buckingham, by Mr. Cooper, and of the Queen, by Miss Huddart. CO VENT- GARDEN. After the tragedy of Julius Ccesar, which, sustained by the talents of Mr. Macready, Mr. C. Kemble, and Mr. Vandenhoff, has been extremely attractive, a new melo dramatic spectacle, entitled Thalaba, the Destroyer, was produced. It is a clumsy attempt of Mr. Fitzball to transfer to the stage Mr. Southey's highly-wrought ro mantic poem—a poem too well known to render it neces sary for us to enter into an analysis of the fable. A very great parade has been made in the bills with reference to the splendour by which this new spectacle would bo dis tinguished. There was a procession and cavalcade, in which were exhibited the real (we rely on the bills) grand Burmeso state carriage of the Golden-footed Mo narch of Ave, drawn by six living horses, a beautiful camel, and two bulls of Guzerat ; but, notwithstand standing the powerful assistance of all these four-footed allies, it was a most lame affair, and had not the slightest pretence to the epithet of gorgeous ; and yet we are inclined to think that upon this particular scene the destiny of the piece hung. The untoward disposition of one of the Guzerat bulls, who appeared to have a great deal of the John Bull in his disposition, and would not be driven, excited uproarious laughter. The acting was better than the characters deserved. Thalaba was represented with much melodramatic effect by Miss Vincent. Moab, his old military protector, and the usurping Sultan, Al Mo haddin, were severally personated with great propriety by Messrs. G. Bennet and Pritchard. In the opening scene a well-composed incantation was ably sung by Mr. Ransford. The music, by Mr. Rodwell, is very clever. It possesses far more variety, character, and originality than we gene rally find in music conected with abortions of this descrip tion. The piece was extremely well received. But, as we quitted the house the moment the curtain fell, we can not state whether the camel and the Guzerat bulls were, in compliance with the prevailing fashion, obliged to parade before the curtain to receive fresh marks of approbation. ENGLISH OPERA.HOUSE. This House was opened last night for the benefit of Mr. Stretton. The entertainments consisted of the operas of Der Freischutz and the Mountain Sylph ; in addition to which there was a concert, in which Miss Bruce and Mrs. A. Shaw appeared. Miss Bruce sang very sweetly, and was enthusiastically encored in her song of " Coming thro' the Rye." The band consisted of 40 performers, amongst whom were Messrs. Wilman, Platt and Harper, and every thing, as far as instrumental music could go, was effected. Miss Fanny Healy, who made her first appearance at this theatre for this season, was the Eolia of the evening ; she sang with her usual taste and judgment, and was applauded by the auditory from all parts of the house. Mr. Fraser was the Donald—a character originally played by 'Wilson, who almost identified it with himself. Notwithstanding pre possessions, Mr. Fraser was most happy in the part ; his clear intonation was most effective in giving the words of the songs as well as the airs of the composer. Mr. Stretton himself was the Hela, who sang the songs with great taste and judgment. Der Freischutz was not so effective in some of the choruses as could be wished, but the Mountain Sylph went off exceedingly well. The house was respectably filled. OLYMPIC. A little one-act piece, called Emigration, was last night produced at this theatre. The plot, which is very slight, turns on the adventures (or rather adventure) of Mr. and Mrs. Shears (Oxberry and Mrs. Urger), who having been wrecked on an emigrating voyage, and suddenly parted, respectively imagine —the gentleman that he is a widower, the lady that she is a widow. As may be easily supposed, the unhappy couple have both 'provided themselves with an " intended ;" they, however, meet at a ball, where, after a mutual fright, each taking the other for a ghost, they rush with delight into each other's arms, while the lady's beau, and the gentleman's new flame, have dramatic justice done to them by the happy discovery that they were old admirers before their acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. Shears. The piece was amusing enough, and in the course of it some very tolerable puns were let off ; but it mainly owed its success to the exertions of Oxberry and Mrs. Orger. The former is greatly improving ; his humour is losing somewhat of its breadth, but has gained much in polish. The archness which occasionally broke forth from his affected grief was irresist ibly droll, while a gallopade danced by him and Miss Goward kept the house in a roar. Mrs. Orgcr's part was less im portant, but she portrayed to the life the Cockney lady with her fancied accomplishments, and scraps of bad French. The house was crowded. Mrs. Gray of Rush Green, near Romford, recently destroyed her life in consequence of th e i n t ense gr i e f occa sioned by th e decease of her infant. On Sunday, the 13th inst ., a fishi ng -b oat b e l ong i ng to Auchmithie, swamped opposite the Red Head. The crew consisted of five men, and four of these were drowned. One of the sufferers, David Spink, has left a wido w an d s i x c hild ren . Another o f th em , D av id Beattie, has left a widow and three children. Mr. Isaac White, a respectable baker and farmer of Allcannings, hung himself on Friday morning under the following distressing circumstances :--The unf or tu na t e ma n had a d a u g ht er l y i ng d ange rously ill, when his house was set on fire, and great damage done to the premises ; this accumulation of misfortunes preyed so much upon his mind as to create a belief that ruin was coming upon him ; and under the pressure of this excitement he committed suicide. —Devizes Gazelle. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE, PARIS, Nov. 20.—The journals of the South do not yet give us any information respecting the arrest of Don Mi guel, announced by the Gazette des Tribunaeux, which ap pears to have received no further communications on the stlifeet, he Vorort (directing Canton) has just officially in formed the States of the Swiss confederation that the Am bassador of the King of the French had on the 14th of Nor. been to the President of the Vorort, to announce to him that the French Government is satisfied with the an swer which the extraordinary Diet gave on the sth of the month to the note of the 27th of September, and that the relations between France and Switzerland are replaced on the same footing as before the note of the 27th of Sept. The Bayonne journals have no news from Bilboa, but the Indicaleur of Bordeaux says—" We have letters from Bilboa to the 12th. Since the taking of St. Mames the enemy had not undertaken any attack on the city ; he seems to intend to watch the movements of Espartero, with twelve or thirteen battalions, while four others cut off the communication by the river, which would soon reduce Bilboa to a state of famine, as may be easily conceived, con sidering that there is a garrison of 7,000 men in the place. Thus Bilboa would be taken without the Carlists risking an assault which must be attended with great loss. " On the 10th, Espartero occupied Krcinieja and Villar cayo, and Eguia was on the same day in the environs o Sodupe. Espartero might very easily enter Bilbao, to de liver it ; but then he must leave the valleys of Mina and Alava exposed. It is thought, however, that he will con tinue his movements with those of the Christinos in Na varre, and the troops of General Evans." The Memorial Bordelais says, " The Carlists have taken Fort Barcena, one of those which defend Bilboa. The siege continues. The besieged behave heroically : it is a second Saragossa. It is said that San Miguel will take the command instead of Espartero."—Journal de Commerce, Nov. 20. M. niers is very active, and still fancies himself des tined to act an important part in the affairs of the country. He speaks at random, according to his habit, and relates the least occurrences of his journey through Italy. He has, it seems, noted down all the politeness paid him on his way, and states, among other things, that in the en virons of Milan Lord G— directed his travelling equi page to be stopped, in order to see so distinguished a man as M. Thiers! The latter, however, does not tell the truth with regard to Lord G—, whom he represents as a total stranger, for it appears that his Lordship entertained the ex-Minister at his mansion in England, and that he visited him as a mere acquaintance.—Nouvelle Minerve. We very involuntarily elicited well-grounded complaint from Baroness Daumesnil, in announcing that a domici liary visit had been made in the apartment of the widow of the illustrious General. The fact is, that the search was effected in the house of M. de Menneval, the former secre tary of the Emperor Napoleon, where a lady named Dau menil had put up on her return from Florence. The lat- ter is an intimate friend of the ex-Queen of Naples, and is no way related to the widow of the Governor of Vin cennes.----Nouvelle Minerva. The petty system cf counter-revolution which was at tempted in Portugal, with a view to import it from thence into Spain, has completely failed, and the greatest misfor tune of all, for the poor Statesmen who govern us, and for the aristocracies of England and France, is, that the Na tional Guard of Lisbon was on this occasion the instrument by which those counter-revolutionary projects were defeated. Now, it cannot be said that they are revolted troops and soldiers of the Lower Empire, fine words of the diploma tical vocabulary—it was the people, the citizens, who so valiantly defended the Constitution. The check is very se rious, for the British Ministry in particular, for those timid Whigs, who have adopted a juste milieu system, and dare not boldly enter the new road now opened for all nations. Is it not strange that England should have sent a fleet to force on Portugal a House of Peers ? It is the school of Canning that descends to such trifles. Formerly, England merely acted with a view to protect her interests and prin ciples ; it i s d e pl ora ble to see he r su bj ec t h er flag to th e caprice of a woman. The result of this failure must ine vitably be attended with the downfall of Lord Palmer ston, and perhaps of the whole Whig Cabinet. --Nouvelle Minerve. SPAIN. (From the Madrid Papers.) The Brigadier Don Ramon Maria Narvaez has sent a despatch to the Government, dated Navalmoral, Nov. 10. This despatch alludes to a communication received from General Rodil, dated 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th inst., at Medellin, from which it appears that Gomez was, on the evening of the 7th inst., at Berlanga, and continued to move by forced marches, in order to avoid being over taken by the Queen's troops before he reached Utier, which is said to be all that the enemy could hope for. Orders have accordingly been given by General Rodil for the vi gorous pursuit of the enemy.—Madrid Gazette of the 12th. The Commandant-General of Biscay has sent a despatch to the Minister of War, dated the 31st of October, in which lie gives a detailed account of the operations at the siege of Bilboa from the 25th to the 29th of October. It appears from this long report, that besides the positions of San Mames, Capuchinos, and Banderas (already taken by the Carlists), the other exterior works in a state of defence are the forts of Bercena, Desierto, and Luchana. The town has greatly suffered from the two sieges which it has sustained. The troops charged with the defence of the place consisted of the regiments of Truxillo, Laredo, Cu enca, Compostella, Alcazar de San Juan, and the National Guard, composed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery.—Ma drid Gazette. A report from the General-in-Chief of the army of the North, published in the Madrid Gazette, and dated Villar coyes, Oct. 28, gives a detailed account of the sortie made by the military commandant of Puente-la.Reyna on the 19th. The hermitage of Santa Agueda, in which the enemy had taken up a fortified position, was captured by a single Christino battalion, though opposed by four Carlist battalions. The Christino battalion had 5 men killed, and 23 wounded ; 15 of the Carlists were killed and 50 or 60 wounded. By the news this day received from Estremadura, it would seem that Gomez was proceeding towards Alcantara. Measures were being taken to insure the defence of Badajoz, should that rebel chief think fit, in his desperate situation, to carry ruin and desolation on every point.—El Castellano. The letters received from different parts of Andalusia speak of the great terror which prevails there in consequence of the approach of the rebels. The population of the towns and villages is indignant at the return of the National Guards to their homes. It appears that General Espi nosa allowed them to disband, ns if there existed no ene mies for them to fight.—Revista. Praise be to God for good shoes ! it was the want of shoes that prevented Alaix from overtaking Gomez after the defeat of Jadraque ; it was the want of shoes that made Peon's division refuse obedience to their commander. It is the want of shoes that stops the advance of Rodil—at least he wishes us to believe so. One might imagine from this that the cause of the continuance of the civil war is to be found in the feet of our soldiers. This is not the case. The evil lies, not in the feet of our soldiers, but in the heads of our Generals.—El Castellano. Extract of a letter dated Madrid, November 12 :—" We are enabled to state, although the news is not yet officially published, that the command of the army has been taken from Rodil, and provisionally confided to Major-General River°, who at the present moment has one of the corps of General Rodil's army under his direction. Gen. Alain, from whom the command of his division has also bee❑ with drawn, is replaced by General Narvaez, who now has un der his orders an imposing force of 11,000 men. The active energy of this young General gives the Government and the country reason for believing that he will lose no opportu nity of engaging with Gomez." " REPORT OF THE CIVIL WAR COMMITTEE. " Ist. Notwithstanding the existing regulations of the National Militia, the Government is empowered to exclude from the ranks such persons as do not inspire full confi• dente, and include such as do deserve it, and arc not com prised in the law, taking particular care to observe this rule in the distribution of arms. " 2d. The sedentary militia is to be organised into bat talions in the precise time of one month, and their prompt instruction, equipment, and arming is to be effected with the greatest zeal, under the strict responsibility of the chief inspector and the sub-inspectors of the provinces. " 3d. Besides the foregoing measures, and the authorisa tion granted to Government for the removal from their re spective provinces of the moveable columns of militia, a special commission is appointed for the purpose of proposing a new regulation of the National Militia in accordance with present circumstances, bearing in mind the regulations and adaitions made by the last Cortes, and the organic law passed during the Constitutional epoch. 4th. A law is to be forthwith made by the Committee of Legislation, to judge the enemies of our institutions, on the following bases : " I. All those who in any way conspire in favour of the cause of the traitor Don Curlos, who communicate intelli gence to the Carlists, or keep or favour them in any direct manner, shall be punished with death. "2. A tribunal shall be established in the chief town of each province to adjudicate exclusively in these causes, and the members shall be appointed by the respective Com mittees of Armament and Defence. " 3. All proceedings are to be abbreviated, so that no cause shall last more than fifteen days ; and if any should not be terminated by that time, the members of the tribu nal are obliged, under their responsibility, to inform Go vernment of the causes of the delay, in order that the Government may state this to the Cortes, and have the difficulties removed, " 4. The sentences are to be immediately executed, and in no case is any appeal, demand, or plea made against them to be attended to. ".5. The committees of armament and defence in the provnices are empowered in the fullest manner, and in con junction with the Commanders-General, and in the manner they deem proper, to raise forces of all classes, to make war upon our enemies, and for the organization and support of these forces, they are at liberty to take possession— I st. Of the proceeds of public granaries ; 2nd. Of charitable in stitutions ; 3d. Of vacant livings and benefices ; 4th. Of the property of the rebels (except such part as may he granted to the patriots by way of indemnification) ; and, finally, of all other means which their zeal and practical knowledge may suggest, and which may not be applicable to the public revenue. "6. That the said committees of armament and defenc e are to provide supplies for the troops of their respectiv e provinces, in the terms agreed upon between them and the Government, and that tese popular corporations are to mediate in every way respecting the supplies made to the troops of their district, as well regarding the bills drawn for the amount of their supplies, as respecting donations, fines, and exactions of any kind. "7. That the payment of lanzas y medias analas (fines on the grandees in lieu of military service and first fruits) be exacted forthwith, and that the property of those who do not pay up be immediately sold, and the amount due to be deducted therefrom." PROPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED TO THE CORTES RELATIVE TO THE EX-SPANISII ESTATES OF SOUTH AMERICA. " To the Cortes : " The Government of her Majesty has allowed to be presented to it certain agents of some of the new states of Spanish America, with which, as the Cortes already know, negotiotions have been entered upon for arranging treaties of peace, friendship, and commerce, between Spain and those countries. " Some of them have been already arranged by the Go vernment to the point of being enabled to carry them on alone, but no agreement can be entered into on this point without our recognizing those respective states as inde pendent nations, by renouncing all territorial rights or so vereignty over them. " Such recognition and renunciation are not among the faculties of the Crown, in consequence of the articles 10 and 173 of the Constitution, and of the fourth restriction of the 172 d article—and, consequently, the Government is under the necessity of applying to the authority of the Cortes. " But, in order that the Cortes should in their decision proceed with full knowledge, the Government thinks it to be its duty to intbrm them, that in its opinion it is not wor. thy of the nation to lay a price on such an act, neither are there grounds sufficient for it, and also that some of the new American States consider that it is not in their power to grant to Spanish commerce greater advantages than to the most favoured nations. " The Government of her Majesty, therefore, by order of the Queen Governess, and through the medium of the undersigned Secretary of State, asks from the Cortes—if they, under the aforesaid stipulation, shall think it proper— an authorization to conclude, notwithstanding the said articles of the Constitution, treaties of peace and friend ship with the new States of Spanish Am6rica, on the basis of the recognition of their independence, and the renuncia tion of all right of territory or sovereignty on the part of the ancient mother country, always providing that no com promise shall therein be made of the honour or interests of the nation. " Madrid, Nov. 7,1836. " J. M. CALATRAVA." This measure was referred to a Committee of nine De puties, viz., Senores Ferrer, Seoane, Tarancon, Onis, Cuetos, Cabrera de Nevares, Arana, Flores Estrada, and Domenec. BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO.—(From the Carrico Official, Sept. 16.) —In the month of August 206 ships arrived in this port, 147 were Brazilian, and 59 foreign—the total ton nage was 24,455 tons, and the crews about 2,000 men. The tonnage of the foreign ships was 15,185 tons, and the crews 827 men—of these 15 were English, 4,391 tons, and 166 men, and 14 Portuguese, 3,193 tons, and 268 men. Among the vessels that sailed were twelve (all Portuguese), for the coast of Africa. SErr. 27.—The Regent, in the name of the Emperor, or Pedro 11., considering the representation of Freeland, Ker, Collings, and Co., has thought fit to authorise them to form a Company, under the name of the " Mining Com pany of the Province of Minas Gerous," for the purpose of mining for gold, silver, and all other metals, and also of precious stones (with the exception of diamonds), in that province. The decree is dated 15th September, 1836. Szrr. 28.—The Novo Accordo Patache, in eight days from Rio Grande (do Sul) brings the very agreeable news of the taking of Itapsom by the Government troops. We hear from Porto Alegio, that Colonel BertoManuel marched from that place on the sth of this month, with a respect. able force, to attack Binto. Goncalez, who, after the tak ing of Itapoani, retreated to Capella dc Viamao. Many of his followers had already presented themselves to the lawful authorities. It was reported at Porto Alegio that the. chief of the rebels had proclaimed the Republic at Capella, and that there had been fetes on the occasion ; but this news needs confirmation. Major Liona and Captain Crescentio were at Pelotas, where they had fortified themselves. A body of cavalry, iufantry, and artillery has marched from Rio Grande to at tack them, and Commodore Grenfell was ready at St. G. briel to support the movement of our forces, and take part in the attack. Every thing indicates the speedy and happy termination of the terrible conflict which has so long distracted one of our finest provinces. _ OCT. 3. - -On the Ist of this month a fire broke out near the Treasury, which destroyed one wing of the building. The chests, books, and papers were saved ; and the great exertions of the firemen and others who came to assist, prevented the flames from extending to the other parts of the building. OCT. 7.—A notice from the Minister of Finance to the President of Bahia, recommends that by the English packet which is to sail for Falmouth, and is to touch at that place, the largest possible remittance of funds shall be made to London for the payment of the foreign debt. His Excel lency hopes the Treasury will do its utmost that those re mittances may arrive in time, and the credit of the Govern ment not suffer any injury. The following numbers of the Correia contain various accounts of the fire at the Treasury, which broke out in one of the chimneys of the Mint, and letters of thanks to vari ous persons and bodies who rendered valuable assistance ; one of them i.► addressed to the officers and men of the English and French men•of--war in the Harbour. The accounts from the Governors of the several pro- vinces state that they enjoy tranquillity.--Correio (Wick? to 13th October inclusive. BOLIVIA. THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TO THE EX- TRAORDINARY CONGRESS OF 1836. Gentlemen—lt is not a twelvemonth since, convoked in the city of La Paz, you signalised your wisdom air,/ patrio tism. The hostile position of Peru, its disordered state, the military despotism strengthened by the anarchy that already touched our frontiers, our independence, peace, and security—all imperiously required the meeting of the Depu ties of the people. Your wisdom, your confidence in the Government, and your political tact, gave peace to the un fortunate country that had asked our assistance, and assured the fortunes of Boliria. Six months have sufficed for all this. Within that pe riod have disappeared the Gamarras, the Salaverrys, and the whole race of liherticides, and from the chaos that threat ened the Peruvian nation, has emanated the new State of South Peru. The Peruvian nation is divided into two po- litieal bodies. The Assembly of the Southern State, which is the only one as yet called together, has accepted thc ar rangement, and Bolivia cannot belie her promises, nor re trog-rade from her offers. The Government has expressed these sentiments to the Deputies sent by the Assembly of Sicuani to Bolivia to manifest their gratitude for our assistance. With the same object it has unhesitatingly bestowed the co nstitutional per mission for the President of Bolivia to undertake the Pro tectorate conferred on him by the said Assembly, as the most effectual means of finally establishing the eonfedera- tion desired. Although the Congress of the Northern State has not yet met, the unity of interests, c ircumstances, and position, afford ample security that their votes will be conformable to those of the Assembly of Sicuani, already solemnly ap proved by the Government of the North. In the interval, however, it only rests for ourselves to assimilate our re solves with those of South Peru. That Government has, of course, hitherto confined itself to enabling the Execu tive to nominate Plenipotentiaries for formalising the Fede ral Compact in c oncert with the other States. Nevertheless, Bolivia has not needed this new arrange ment to present to the world an example of moral admi nistration, of submission to the laws, and of perfect order and tranquillity. But every page of history teaches that the happiness of nations does not exclusively depend upon their internal prosperity, but is powerfully affected by the condition of its neizhbours.also. Happy in o urselves, yet we should in vain have surmounted all previous difficulties, if beyond the limits of our own frontier were suffered to continue those machinations and invidious attacks which the most pow erful nations have failed to withstand. The reciprocal guarantees and mutual res ponsibility established by the F e d era ti on a l toget h er o b v i a t e this possibility. Inde pendent as we are, the ties of fraternity, common wants and interests, bind us to our ancient brethren and allies. The Federal Compact at once respects those feelings, and maintains each State in the enjoyment of a separate sove - reignty, but meeting in a common centre, in order to give promptitude and energy to their action. You feel these objects and advantages ; and it now re mains for you, in conformity with your proceedings of last year, to authorise the nomination of Ministers Plenipoten tiary, who, in conjunction with those appointed by the Southern and Northern States of Peru, shall arrange the Federal Compact for the three States. I should be wanting in my duties could I pass over the merits of our army, and the sagacity, skill, profound com bination, and triumphant valour of our supreme Chi.af, the restorer of the nation. Bolivia, previously remarkable for moderation and prudence, has, under his conduct, distin guished herself in arms, and as the powerful protectress of order and political justice. The praise of this is due to our gallant army, which, by its painful marches, and the rapidity of its movements and manoeuvres, by its constancy under privations and the se verities of the seasons, has added to the admiration inspired by its bravery in the exploits of the Pampas and Ucho mayo—in the memorable days of Yanacochas and Soca baya. The merits of the army and the Captain-General, therefore, require public mention and ample recompense ; but this grateful step the Government reserves for the Le gislative body, the organs of the public will. I conse quently present for your consideration the project of a decree of rewards in proof of our gratitude. Tapacari, June, 1836. MAIIIANO HENRIQUE CALVO. THE PATENT RETARDER, OR IM- PROVED DRAG. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We have taken the above descriptive line as the most ready indication of that which we are' about to describe, and still it is scarcely sufficient to convey all the merit to which the invention is entitled. It is generally the case that a beautiful, a plausible theory demonstrated in lan guage, loses much in practical application ; but the reverse was the case in this instance : when put into practice, it far exceeded our most sanguine expectations. The invention was intended, as it would seem at first sight, to check horses in their descent of a hill, or where horses had started off to run away, that the vehicle should oppose their pro gibess. This point is most efficie ntl y accomplished by the invention—the hind wheels in a moment can be locked, and the horses must use their utmost strength to drag it with them. Thus is one great object attained ; but the same principle is extended to one more valuable. When the horses are ascending a hill it may happen that by excess i ve exertion they become exhausted ; under ordinary circum stances they must persevere, and if they do stop, they must still suspend the entire weight of the burden, while they rest, and then use the additional power to com mence the motion. By this invention all this is obviated. A carriage, on descending a hill, instead of the wheel•horses being left to restrain the too rapid descent of the vehicle, the power can be let on the drag, so as to keep all the horses at work in draught, and at any time that the driver or guard chooses he can stop the coach in such a way as it cannot back ; upon which principle it is in the power of the guard or driver to relieve the horses either in the ascent or descent of a bill. In addition to all the other recommen dations of the invention, there is one fact peculiarly de serving of notice, namely, that the power of retarding can be modified, so as to amount to an impediment or to an absolute stop : all of which is effected by the driver treading on a lever, or by the guard working a lever with his hand, and then the coach or vehicle, be it as it may, is controlled at will. It would be useless to attempt a description of the machinery ; it may be sufficient for our readers to tell them that we were astonished at the completeness of the con trivance. It did not reflect much credit upon the coach proprietors and others, that ought to have been interested in the affair, that so few of them were present. We will give a more particular notice of this invaluable invention to-morrow. The exhibition will be continued for two or three days at Holloway. _ _ [From the description of this very userid invention, wo are of opinion that the principle can be applied to railway carriages, so as to stop them in a much shorter time than is at present practicable in caws of emergency.—En. SUN.] (From the Morning Chronicle.) The object that the projectors of this contrivance have in view is to obviate the danger and risk that passengers are exposed to, whether travelling by stage coaches or other vehicles, when descending hills, or in case of the horses of their carriage becoming unmanageable, restive, or running away. Yesterday afternoon a number of trials were made with a view to test the efficacy of this invention, by running a stage coach, with the retarder attached to it (with and without horses), up and down Highgate-hill, and the resul was most satisfactory. To a casual observer there is no essential alteration in the appearance of a coach to which the retarder is attached, and certainly it adds no ()Teat weight to it : but by its construction either the coachman or the guard, and indeed any person in the rear of the coach, by the pressure of the foot on the spring rising from this ma chine, and without alighting, can retard or stop the progress of it at pleasure. The principle of this machine, as we un derstand it, is that by increasing the pressure on the boxes of each of the h'nder wheels the friction is increased to suck an extent as to stop the progress of the vehicle. This is managed by means of a lever with springs acting above and below the box of each of the hind wheels, and, as we before observed, can be applied by any person on the top of the coach. As far as we were enabled to judge of the merits of this .nvcntion from the trial of yesterday, we were per fectly satisfied of its utility. Every person who has tra velled to any extent must be aware of the inconvenience nad danger that results from the pressure of a heavily laden coach on the horses in descending a steep hill ; but by means of the retarder the coach can be stopped, or its progress regulated at pleasure, almost imperceptibly to the passengers, or the machine can be applied in a manner to operate as an additional draft of several tons. Again, on ascending a hill,. a coach can be stopped at pleasure by means of this inven tion, so as to prevent its running back. At the same time the recurrence of those accidents can be prevented which so often arise from the coachman, on leaving his box, placing the reins in charge of a passenger or horsekeeper. The proprietors of the machine contend that the adoption of it by coach proprietors would be attended with conside rable pecuniary advantages to the latter ; of this, however, we are unable to express an opinion ; but we have no hesi tation in stating that the general application of it to stage torches would he attended with considerable advantage to the public, both as regards the safety and convenience of travellers, and at the same time m uc h tim e wou ld be saved in a long journey, which is now lost in stopping the coach to apply the drag. The experiments are to be repeated this day and to-morrow, at the hours of 11, 1, and 3 o'clock, at which times the coach, with the retarder attached to it, wig leave the Archway Tavern, at Holloway, to asrend Highgate-hill. The patentees of this most useful machine are Messrs. Makepeace and Pearson, of Mitcham, Surrey, and the merit of the invention is due to the former of these gentlemen. HOPS. An Account of tho alty on hops of the Growth of the Year 1836, distiogokhing the Districts, aid the Old from tie, New Duty : DISTRICTS. DUTY. Barnstaple £46 7 0 Bath . 7 18 8 Bedford Bristol lO 17 8 Cambridge 26 12 2 Canterbury .. Chester Cornwa11. Coventry. Derby.. .................................... 755 16 8 Dorset ...................................... 54 7 10 Essex ...................................... 1,785 7 6 Exeter 4l 17 10 Gil:wester 33 15 10 Grantham Hants Hereford forts 570 7 6 Isle of , Lincoln Lynn 3 15 10 Northampton 7 19 0 Norwich 5 5 6 Oxford 6l 13 4 Plymouth ll 13 3 Reading 24 17 10. Rochester 10`i.993 12 6 Salisbury Salop Stafford ... 0 12 0 Stourbridge 1,786 16 10 Suffolk Surrey. 52 0 8 Sussex 105,715 6 2 Uxbridge 5B 7 4 Wales (Middle) 226 19 0 (West) 0 0 11 Wellington B7 17 10 Worcester Total £348,404 12 2 Old Duty at Id. 1240 per lb. New - V. 8-20 - 200,332 12 11,E 148,071 19 2 £348,404 12 2 G. A. COTTRELL, General Accountant. Excise Office, London, Nov. 21. CowtUTATION OF TITHES.—Many land-owners and tithc•otiMlners in this county have come forward, with a praise worthy readiness, to avail themselves of the provi sions of the Tithe Bill relative to Voluntary Commutation, and have thus shown, as we predicted they would, that there will be little occasion for compulsory proceedings,— Essex Herald. ..~,.